Congratulations to Astronomer.io on its recent funding milestone, closing $13.6 million Series A round led by Venrock, with participation from Grand Ventures, Refinery Ventures, Bain, Sierra, and Frontline Ventures!
There is a notorious cliché in the venture capital community — “My path to VC was unconventional” — but, to be fair, it seems the sentiment rings true for many. One of the first things I realized after stepping into my current role at Grand Ventures…
We first met the TimeDoc team in 2018, a few years after their initial launch in the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge. What stuck out to us initially was the remarkable strength of the founders — a doctor and an ex-consultant who were both young, smart, and hungry…
This morning, we announced our latest investment in Manatee, a digital platform that integrates pediatric behavioral health therapy into the daily lives of families. Grand Ventures led the Seed round and was joined by The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social…
This week, we announced our most recent investment in Camera IQ, the world’s first augmented reality platform for camera marketing. I remember my interest was immediately piqued from the first time I encountered their impressive deck at the beginning of the year — I was already…
Thoughts on my first anniversary at a MI-based venture capital firm.
This past April marked my one year anniversary at Grand Ventures. Time flies! Although I’m not new to VC, I’m new to certain components of it. I was previously at GE…
We are excited to announce our investment in Knockri, an AI-driven soft skills assessment API that reduces bias in hiring and shortlists top performers.
I first met Jahanzaib, Knockri’s CEO, in February at a conference in Toronto. I was…
